Dark Tome

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Dark Tome

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	20 (Magic)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Mana	14
Critical chance	4%
Use time	30 (Average)
Velocity	10
Tooltip	Lobs a set of arcane bolts
Rarity
Sell	3000*30
Research	1 required

Projectile created

Dropped by
Entity	Quantity	Rate
Treasure Bag(Dark Mage)	1	50%

The Dark Tome is a Pre-Hardmode magic weapon that is obtained from the Dark Mage's Treasure Bag in Expert Mode. It summons a volley of three arcane bolts from behind the player, which are launched towards the cursor's position and are affected by gravity.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

History

• 1.6.3.7: Buffed mana cost from 15 to 14 and projectile damage from 75% to 100%.
• 1.6.0.0:
  • Decreased damage from 24 to 20 and projectile damage from 100% to 75%.
  • Increased use time from 20 to 30.
• 1.4.3.2: Introduced.